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Anto Grabo

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Anto Grabo
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-12-07) 7 December 1960 (age 63)
Place of birth Travnik, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
HKFC (technical coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1984 Željezničar Sarajevo 69 (14)
1984–1985 Dinamo Vinkovci 18 (2)
1985–1986 Rudar Ljubija 32 (9)
1986–1988 Novi Sad 57 (13)
1988–1989 Željezničar Sarajevo 4 (0)
1989–1990 Lommel 18 (2)
1990–1992 Kuala Lumpur
1992–1995 South China
1995–1997 Golden
1997–1999 Sing Tao
1999–2001 Instant-Dict
2001–2006 HKFC
2007–2008 HKFC
International career
1993–1994 Hong Kong[1] 3 (0)
Managerial career
2010 South China (assistant)
2010–2015 HKFC (assistant)
2015–2016 Pegasus (assistant)
2016–2017 HKFC (assistant)
2022–2024 HKFC (assistant)
2024– HKFC (technical coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anto Grabo (Chinese: 基保, born 7 December 1960) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker and is currently the technical coach of Hong Kong Premier League club HKFC.

He played with Željezničar Sarajevo, Dinamo Vinkovci, Rudar Ljubija and RFK Novi Sad in Yugoslavia, as well as Lommel in Belgium and Kuala Lumpur FA in Malaysia before settling in Hong Kong.[2]

International career

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Born in what is now Bosnia and Herzegovina, he represented Hong Kong at international level in which he became one of the oldest players fielded at the age of 40 during a friendly international fixture against Estonia back in 2000.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Grabo at 11v11.com
  2. ^ Yugoslav First and Second League stats at B92
  3. ^ Hong Kong 1:2 Estonia 2000, retrieved 2 February 2024
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